ABSTRACT
This study was on aspects of the biology of Apis mellifera adansonii (1758) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apoidea) with emphasis on honey and beeswax production. Apis mellifera adansonii was identified and its life cycle stages were studied including the effect of the age of its queen on rate of brood production. Effects of ambient temperature, relative humidity and sugar syrup on colonies of A. mellifera adansonii in both dry and wet seasons were studied. During this study, Galleria mollonella L. was identified feeding on crude beeswax in the hive and the life cycle stages of the pest were studied including its pest value. The quality of five honey samples from the biological garden was evaluated. Eleven common physicochemical parameters were analyzed. This include colour, moisture content, ash content, sugar content, acidity (free, lactone and total acidity), pH value, hydroxymethylfurfural, diastase activity, nitrogen content, insoluble matter and viscosity. In addition, effect of storage time on physicochemical properties of honey samples of A. mellifera adansonii was studied. It was established that the three different castes of A mellifera adansonii exhibited complete life cycle with four larval instars.
AYO, F (2021). Aspects Of The Biology Of Apis Mellifera Adansonii (1758) (Hymenoptera Apidae Apoidea) With Emphasis On Honey And Beeswax Production. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/aspects-of-the-biology-of-apis-mellifera-adansonii-1758-hymenoptera-apidae-apoidea-with-emphasis-on-honey-and-beeswax-production
AYO, FASASI "Aspects Of The Biology Of Apis Mellifera Adansonii (1758) (Hymenoptera Apidae Apoidea) With Emphasis On Honey And Beeswax Production" Afribary. Afribary, 07 May. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/aspects-of-the-biology-of-apis-mellifera-adansonii-1758-hymenoptera-apidae-apoidea-with-emphasis-on-honey-and-beeswax-production. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
AYO, FASASI . "Aspects Of The Biology Of Apis Mellifera Adansonii (1758) (Hymenoptera Apidae Apoidea) With Emphasis On Honey And Beeswax Production". Afribary, Afribary, 07 May. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/aspects-of-the-biology-of-apis-mellifera-adansonii-1758-hymenoptera-apidae-apoidea-with-emphasis-on-honey-and-beeswax-production >.
AYO, FASASI . "Aspects Of The Biology Of Apis Mellifera Adansonii (1758) (Hymenoptera Apidae Apoidea) With Emphasis On Honey And Beeswax Production" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/aspects-of-the-biology-of-apis-mellifera-adansonii-1758-hymenoptera-apidae-apoidea-with-emphasis-on-honey-and-beeswax-production